* In his final budget testimony to the Senate Appropriations Committee, outgoing Defense Secretary Robert Gates addresses the planned reductions in the size of the ground forces, reforms to the Tricare program and saving targets laid out by President Obama. * The UK...
* The Chairman and Ranking Member of the Senate Armed Services Committee accuse China of hampering a congressional probe into how counterfeit electronics ended up in the U.S. military supply chain. * Russia and France sign a protocol of intent, but not a final...
Mechanical dredge(click to view full) June 9/11: Vortex Marine Construction, Inc. in Oakland, CA won a $500 million firm-fixed-price indefinite-delivery/ indefinite-quantity task-order, under a multiple-vendor umbrella contract. They'll perform various construction...
AGM-158 JASSM in flight(click to view full) In mid-June 2011, Lockheed Martin Missiles and Fire Control in Orlando, FL received a 5-year, not-to-exceed $100 million indefinite-delivery/ indefinite-quantity sole-source contract to provide technical support for the WCMD...
E-2C Hawkeye(click to view full) Lockheed Martin in Syracuse, NY receives a 5-year, $37.6 million fixed-price-requirements repair contract for items to support the E-2C Hawkeye's APS-145 radar system. Work will be performed in Syracuse, NY, and will run to June 2016....
* The House Appropriations Committee approves the FY12 Defense Appropriations legislation. The bill contains $530 billion in non-emergency funding, an increase of $17 billion over last year's level, but $9 billion below President Obama's request. The Committee...
* The US Congressional Budget Office's (CBO) report [PDF] on policy options for unmanned aerial systems (UAS) estimates that DoD plans to acquire 730 UAS based on designs currently in operation, while also improving the unmanned aircraft already in service will cost...
24th Air Force(click to view full) As the US defense budget is seeing targeted cuts, one area that seems to be getting more money is cybersecurity. The US military has announced plans to spend billions on technology to secure its networks. In response to this shift in...
Aiiiirrrrborne!(click to view full) In early June 2011, Vohne Liche Kennels, Inc. in Denver, IN received an $11.3 million indefinite-delivery/ indefinite-quantity contract for "multi purpose canine and handler training in support of U.S. Army Special Operations...